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Indoor arena in Riga, Latvia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Skonto Hall (also known as Skonto Arena) is an arena in Riga, Latvia. In the lobby of Skonto there are conference halls, a gym, and an arena with an artificial football field,[1] which also hosts numerous exhibitions and concerts. The multi-purpose hall was originally built in 1996 and can accommodate either 2,000 seated spectators or 8,000 standing spectators.[2] It is immediately adjacent to Skonto Stadium.
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Skonto Hall was renovated in early 2006, for its use as one of the venues for the 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships alongside the newly built Arēna Rīga. The hall also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, with a maximum capacity of 6,500.[3]
After the World Ice Hockey Championships, the arena was the home of Riga basketball club BK Skonto Riga, but it is also used as a conference and congress center.
Due to outstanding loan payments, the hall was taken over by asset management company Reverta in 2011. On 15 October 2013, an auction which included the stadium was planned.[4] At the auction, however, the property was not sold, but on 15 July 2014 it was acquired by SIA "SSA Assets".[5]
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